The club competes in the Honduran top division playing its home games at the Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés.

The first international game was played on 9 April 1939 against Costa Rican side Orión at the San Felipe field in Tegucigalpa; Motagua were managed by Honduran coach Lurio Martínez and won the match 3–0 with three goals from "Gorgojo" Ramos.

This was the beginning of a long run at or near the top of the table for Motagua; they finished second behind Olimpia in 1969–70, then won the 1970–71 crown.

In just his second full season, Vasquez steered Motagua to the 2014 Apertura crown, beating Real Sociedad 2–1 in the championship final (Rubilio Castillo's header was the winner).

After taking 4th in the regular season, Motagua battled their way through the quarterfinals and semi-finals (beating Olimpia).

In the Clausura, they finished 2nd in the regular season, then stormed to the title, crushing Honduras Progreso 7–1 on aggregate.

The club has participated in all Honduran top division seasons since its inception in 1965 and is one of the few unrelegated teams.

Motagua plays their home matches at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa.

The barra brava is "Los Revolucionarios del Motagua 1928", who call themselves "La Revo".

Matches from Motagua against Olimpia it's illegal to hang these mantas because some of the members go to steal them and cause great scandal so police prefer banning this.

La Revo don't cause many scandals between other barras bravas in Honduras only with Olimpia's Ultra Fiel.

Throughout 2006–07 La Revo had problems with Marathon's Furia Verde but they came to peace under the same belief in all of Honduras.

JAH is a religious based fan group which was founded by seven members of the Jehová es Nuestro Pastor church.

Marathón from San Pedro Sula, two of the most successful and popular football teams in Honduras.

The club named Universidad, represented the Honduran National Autonomous University in Tegucigalpa, and therefore shared the city with Motagua.

Motagua is the second most successful club in Honduras having won 19 domestic leagues since the inauguration of the Honduran Liga Nacional in 1965–66.

[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.